Kavad II

Kavad II

Kavad II (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲, romanized: Kawād) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran briefly in 628. Born Sheroe, he was the son of Khosrow II (r. 590–628) and Maria. With help from different factions of the nobility, Sheroe overthrew his father in a coup d'état in 628. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kavad II has received more than 177,470 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Kavad II is the 2,658th most popular politician (up from 3,298th in 2019).

Kavad II is most famous for his military conquests. He was the king of Persia from 590-628 CE. He was a member of the Sassanid dynasty and was a Zoroastrian. His empire stretched from the Levant to the Indus River and from the Caspian Sea to the Arabian Sea.